A football fan has been arrested on suspicion of racial abuse towards former Scunthorpe United star Duane Holmes.

The incident happened during yesterday's match between Brentford and Holmes' current club Derby County at Griffin Park.

It was one of two alleged incidents of racism towards Championship footballers reported yesterday, with a message also sent to Wigan Athletic player Nathan Byrne's personal Twitter account after his side's 2-2 draw with Bristol City.

Brentford confirmed last night that a season ticket-holder had been arrested on suspicion of a "racially aggravated offence" following the incident, which was reported after the west London side's 83rd minute equaliser in the 3-3 draw against the Rams.

Speaking in his press conference after the match, Derby boss Frank Lampard said: "I didn't see it, so I have to be careful about what I say.

"Duane Holmes was abused, as he said, at close quarters at the side of the dugout when Brentford scored their third goal.

"The man accused of abusing him I think has been taken by the police, and spoken to.

"Obviously, Duane is upset with the situation."

Duane Holmes, pictured in action for Scunthorpe United against Shrewsbury Town

Holmes started 73 games for Scunthorpe United in a two-year spell at Glanford Park, scoring 12 goals, after joining from Huddersfield Town in July 2016.

He moved to Derby at the start of this season and has started 15 games in the Championship since then, as well as making eight appearances off the substitutes' bench, and has scored two goals.

Brentford's statement, released last night, said: "Brentford Football Club can confirm that a season ticket holder was arrested following today’s game against Derby County.

"The man in question has been accused of committing a racially-aggravated public order offence in the later stages of today’s game.

"He was identified at the time, removed from the ground and subsequently arrested.

"Brentford FC will continue to liaise with the Metropolitan Police, who will now investigate the incident.

Duane Holmes moved to Derby County in August after two years at Glanford Park (Image: PA)

"The club utterly condemns discrimination of any kind. It is abhorrent and has no place in society and we are determined to drive it out of Griffin Park.

"The most severe sanctions will be imposed on any individual convicted of discrimination and we will await the result of the police investigation before commenting further."

A statement has been released by the EFL today, saying it was "saddened, disappointed and angered" at the reports of racism towards Holmes and Byrne after yesterday's games.

The statement said: "It was exceptionally disappointing that this happened as clubs up and down the country were raising awareness of such issues as part of Kick it Out’s Week of Action.

EFL clubs across the country have been supporting Kick It Out's week of action (Image: Getty Images)

"We remain fully committed to continuing to work alongside the FA and Premier League as well as other relevant parties to ensure that football provides a welcoming environment for supporters attending matches and those participating in them.

"We cannot, and will not, accept this type of behaviour inside our stadiums, as we know our clubs won’t.

"Our work with all EFL clubs continues and we will assess and develop our role in this area through our established Equality Code of Practice, our league-wide inclusion plan and our ongoing dedicated security operations, enhancing these where necessary.

"These initiatives deliver best practice advice and guidance for tackling all forms of discrimination and hate crime in stadiums, while we also continue to collaborate with Kick it Out to ensure we eradicate this reprehensible behaviour from our game.